Ultimate Overland Rig - V8 and 4X4 Converted 1969 Chevy G10 Van - Walkaround
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- Meet my Van and the inspiration for this channel. Full walkaround video covering build details and history of my 1 owner, 69 Chevy. Built as the ultimate off-road adventure mobile.
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The vans with panel on drivers side and windows on passenger side were called "display" vans. They were almost always ordered by Telecom/phone companies for fleet use. The panel side had tool racks/shelves while the window side allowed light and side visability. Very rare to see one that was not originally ordered for a telecom company. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the info!
Yep. My first van was a 64 Chevy flat nose. Originally owned by SW Bell. Lots of good times in that van!
Excellent details of this rarely seen configuration, made even rarer as it was ordered by its first owner this way!
Off to a good start. Nice van.
Mine was van # 101
The coolest part of your story to me, is that you named your TH-cam channel after your Grandpa's business.
Gotta keep it alive!
Sweet.
My Dad had a 66 Dodge with the slant 225 and 3 on the tree. I wish he would have kept it.
I would sleep on the dog box when we went on trips. AND I SURVIVED.
I miss the 70's.
Life was easier then 😂
I know!!! It's a wonder that we survived 😊😊😊
Your grandfather would be proud of what the van has become. Very cool, functional. Great job.
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I had a 65 SWB 6 cylinder 3 speed 😊 Camaro buckets, PLUM CRAZY PAINT!! and cragar SS wheels!! Thanks Diane for the purple curtains!!!😊😊😊😊😊❤ your truck is badass 😂😂😂😂
Right on!
@@machinesinc thanks for the reply!!! Sad thing is that way back when I didn't realize how much I would like to have photos of my old cars 😪😪😪😪 like my 65 impala SS convertible, no photo, 68 Chevy nova SS no photo, two photos of my 64 red impala SS, and 1 photo of my van !!! Who knew 🚘🚘🚘🚘😦😦😦📸📸📸📸
You did a great job. My older brother had a 69 panel van and offered it to me it had a 350 and a powerglide transmission. I didn’t have the space at the time and said no thanks .I’m kicking myself now.
Wise man once told me if something is free you take it, then figure out what to do with it later haha
@@machinesinc Very true I say this all the time if I only knew then what I know now.
Very nice , and 1000 times cooler than a sprinter van.
Haha sprinters are nice for those long days on the highway though
Jake, this is fantastic! In the late 70’s my friends were immersed in the custom van craze. I ended up with a ‘68 flat glass that one of my best friends sold to me. He had totally customized it inside and out as well as slipped (crammed) in a 283 V8 with headers. It took an hour just to change the plugs! I had some of the best times of my life with that van. My wife and I traveled all over with it when I was competing in New England (motorcycle) enduros. You did a beautiful job with this build, your grandfather would be proud 👍🏼
That’s super rad!
Machins INC. This is a sweet van. My first vehicle was a '68 ford F100 with a straight six and a three-on-the-tree. That's how I learned how to drive a manual transmission and I loved it. Bench seat, lap belts only. Rear-wheel drive. One last thing: Never get rid of this van!! Pass it down when you get too old to drive it.
Sounds like you had a rad van!
It was a truck. 8 foot bed. Would have been cool if it was a van.@@machinesinc
Love the origins of the van story. I love the respect given to your grandfather.
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Your sharp-looking Chevy G10 van abounds in the qualities I value highly--simplicity and ease of maintenance. Good job on the restoration.
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I had a 69 with a 400 caddy motor.this is exactly what I want today.awesome job
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Love the van man. My parents first new vehicle was a 71 Bronco and my dad sold it in the early 80's to start his business. In the 90's we tracked it down and it was the body, frame, boxes of parts, and tires. The guy that bought it ripped it all apart and was going to lift it, new motor, trans, restore it, and he lost interest halfway through. The title was still in my dads name which made it easy but we're the least mechanical family on the planet so it took us 10 years to get it all together but were driving it now. It was cool to hear that the van was your grandfathers and how important it is to you, I thought I was one of the only people who gets sentimental about vehicles.
That’s awesome you guys were able to track down the bronco! Cars are fun when they have a history.
Nice project. I love the visibility and seat position for driving vans. For 4x4 help with cables and shifters etc Bleepin Jeep built a forward control Jeep that he worked through some problems in his videos. Good luck with your future build.
I’ll check those out
Great job on saving your grandfather’s van and adapting it to your lifestyle. As you said, sourcing parts can be difficult. Drop me a line, maybe I can help.
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The pimped hippie... What a cool van..... Someone gave me a 96 Land Rover Discovery that set in the Mojave desert for 15 years and I just love the thing even as rough as it is
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The van is awesome but the back story is the best. It's good to see someone of a younger age having such respect for family. You sir are a dying breed!!!
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Amazing story, amazing know-how of aan amazing grandson building an amazing rig! Love this!
Very well said.
I love this van! About 20 years ago, I went to weekly archery tournaments with an oldtimer who had done almost the same build and paint with the same year van. I was always so psyched whenever he showed up. I think this is one of the best looking vans.
Rad!
Grandparents are precious. Thing was super cold how your Grandpa had it white w/ white wheels. You did a good job reinventing it to suit you.
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MY 68 was half and half windows and panels. excellent vehicle. drove it everywhere.
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That is one of the coolest vans of that era I have seen in a long time.Nice work.
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Cool van!
I put seats from a 1980 Subaru in one. Easy swap.
In the mid '80s I was making side $$ as a backyard mechanic. Somebody totaled my Subaru, which if memory serves was an 80 coupe. GL? I needed transportation fast. In the yard I had a 69 Chevy window van that we'd pulled the 327 out of to go in a nova. The t-boned Subaru, and a rolled mercury zephyr wagon.
Took the engine (200cuin 6) & tranny out of the zephyr and swapped it into the van. Had to shorten the drive shaft almost a foot. The seats in the van were rotted to just the springs, so I put the seats out of the Subaru in it. Had some mirrors & hubcaps off an old dodge pickup to round off Frankenstein. It got 21mpg. I sold it to a buddy that drove it like that for 20 years.
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Beautiful van and great story to go with it. Always loved the old flat front style vans.
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Awsome that you're grand father gave you that priceless 👌
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respect to you for keeping the van in the family, will enjoy the build up as it goes through the steps of your vision
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That's the single most beautiful and wonderful thing I've ever seen. Good on you Man. Seriously.
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My older brother had a GMC like that. It was great fun to drive.
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Dude that is BaddAss, I like old stuff made new again.. Grandpa would be happy
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U have done justice to ur grandpa van ❤👍👍👍👍👍
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This is awesome. I love those. Style vans. I have my grandfathers K5 that I’m in a scramble to fix similar to what you stated. Came out great and I am sure your grandpa is smiling every time you drive it.
Would love to have a K5 those things are sweet
That thing is sweetness personified.
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Grandpa lives on in you! He’d be proud.
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In 1976, this van was our family's first vehicle. Its brining back many memories, it was white and had the windows all around with a dog house. I recall many times holding the flashlight while my dad worked on it.
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Beautiful van, beautiful story. I also remember learning how to drive at 13. Memories like those are what life is made for. Seriously brotha it looks better than most modern vans. Definitely does not look old.
I’ll never forget how I thought driving was impossible hahahah
@@machinesinc I also learned with a manual. I remember the car shaking back and forth trying to get it into 1st. Especially on hills lol good times.
Beautiful build. I love these late 60s vans.
Same here!
Very cool display van, I have a 69 108. I love 1st and 2nd Gen vans. Mine is a real panel with no side or rear windows. Van looks awesome, glad you kept her looks stock
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Love this as an adventure wagon platform. Great approach/departure angles, and the 108" wheelbase is great for off-road. I imagine visibility from the driver's seat is excellent for picking good lines. Such a fun project.
It definitely has its downsides, but fun to build something different.
Sweat! Gramps is the man. What a great gift. I'm sure he loved the thought of living on in your memory as he obviously is. Pass that van on to your kid.
Hope to
Super cool van! The background story makes it that much better! You did a nice job and I'm sure you grandpa would be proud of you.
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It took a 12' B&M shifter cable to work my 4L60E with the shifter. Also, Clasic Industries sells an all-electric gauge kit that fits the 62-65 Nova I used for mine. Crushin69 here.. Good to find you on youtube!
Yup I have that same setup for my th350. And I’m still on the fence ditching the stock gauges!
Thanks for the video. My first vehicle was a 1967 Chevy van I bought off my father. It also had been a work van. This was in the early 70's and I had started decking out the interior with brown shag carpet and was getting ready to put in paneling. Unfortunately I rolled the van one and a quarter times on my way home from school. Messed up the body pretty bad. Still ran tho. Moved on to a 69 Olds Toronado WITH factory 8 Track. Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
Glad you made it out of the rollover!
Nice! Had never seen this configuration on a van. As an overlander and with sentimental value from your grandfather, you seem very confident on fixing and modifying it to suit!
They are rare for sure!
Your granddad would be very proud good job young man
Thank you!
One word...... BEAUTIFUL
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Love this van. Love this video.
The thing about “overlanders” is that they’re almost always so big and heavy that they’re only good for TH-cam and Instagram hits and would be stopped at the first switchback. This thing is small enough to actually go over landing.
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I'm a grandfather now and I can say I hope you realize what a special thing you have in your possession. Never Ever sell it!!!!!!!!!
Keeping it forever!
Man oh man I love this van. Especially since it’s the same age as me. The color is awesome great job.
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This story speaks to me in so many ways. I'm from Greenville, SC and drove a 1966 Dodge van through High School and College. This was in the late 70s, so 8-track tape and 6x9 speakers rockin' it. I now live up near Asheville and do a good bit of off-road and overland travel and have always wanted to get back into s 70 van with 4x4. Fantastic rig and great story with it coming from your Grandpa. I'm sure he would get a kick out of it.
Another tidbit is that I worked with the Telephone company and they ordered all of their Chevy vans with the windows on one side and metal on the other to allow for storage on the driver's side and safer visibility on the passenger's side. It may be that this van was a Southern Bell order that your Grandpa got somehow.
This van is actually from Greenville, SC! It’s hit plenty of trails up in the Asheville area as well. And seems these display vans are more common than I thought. I just had only ever seen the sport vans and full panel vans.
Nice video. I had 2 of those vans. Sportvan deluxe. The first was totally redone. I love redoing it. I drove it all around the U.S. I got the second one for a parts van. I went down to southern California to get it. It was too nice to make a parts van. 68k original miles it even had a Kleenex holder inside it stock item. That was in the late 90's into the 2000's. Once my daughter came to us, I no longer felt as safe driving it around. Those were some fun times.
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Great Job! My Dad had a 67, and we put a 327 in, 4 inch tail pipes! Loud and Proud! Miss it! Thanks for the video!
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Love what you've done with the van, great history of it as well. I had a 64 Chevy panel van, 6 banger, 3 on the tree back in high school and early college. Drove it all over and had a lot of fun with friends!
The inline 6 gets it done
Great story behind the van…and you did an awesome job representing your grandfather.
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I just found your channel and all I can say is "WOW"!!! Your van is one of the coolest projects I've seen in years and I am subscribing to your channel right after I finish this comment because I don't want to miss a single episode to see where this treasure goes. I'm truly sorry your grandfather is not around to see what you've got going on with this van but I have NO doubt he's looking down and seeing for himself what a fine young man you have become... RIP Grandpa, your van is in great hands...
Thanks, and thanks for the Sub!
Sweet! I don't know why we don't see more of these 4 x 4 vans. A 4 x 4 van seems very practical and a functional recreational vehicle. Used to see a lot of them back in the late 70's.
Agreed!
It’s so unique looking these days you don’t see !cab over vans like this anymore in the states, it reminds me of the American American UAZ
Probably don’t see them because people got tired of being the crumple zone 😂
I had a 67 Chevy passenger van, 283 v8, posi rear end. When empty I could almost do a wheelie! Lots of surprise looks when the red light turned green.
Everyone told me these things would do wheelies, when I put the V8 in I tried so hard but to dice hahaha
Very Cool Van! All the upgrades are useful and tastefully done!
That van is a sweetheart. Your grandfather would be proud. I would like to see more information on the 4x4 conversion. Thanks.
Thanks, maybe I’ll do a more detailed 4wd video some day.
Great build. I love the uniqueness of it. You did your grandfather good. Props to you for keeping his vision going.
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Well done young man. Great presentation. I don't need to tell you that your Grandfather would be proud and glad you're enjoying it. He'll....if I wasn't 2000 miles away I'd lend a hand myself. Very cool.
Means a lot, thanks!
Sweet!!! Props for going old school and salute to grandpa for keeping it so you always have the memories. Hopefully your kids will drive it one day.
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Wowza!!! I remember that van in the early days, you've really done a great job! Truly awesome!
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Nice. I love old vans from all the manufacturers. They bring me back to my teens.
Cool era for sure
i had a 1969 g10 shorty panel in high school, it was called the speeding cube of butter, we had painted it with this super bright yellow construction equipment paint. Dana 60 full floater in the rear with a 30" et street and skinny's on the front solid axle stanced out a/gas style with ladder bars in the back a t400 trans i robbed out of a 73 impala at the junk yard with a 454 i robbed from a 71 truck. (this was in 1989-1991 so dont hate, there was a ton of those boats in the junk yards still back then and no one saw the need to save them at that time). My father was convinced i was gunna kill myself in that thing and i cant blame him.. there was a reason it was named the speeding cube of butter by my friends LOL and i drove that death trap to high school and work daily in the northwest fog/rain/snow. thanks for the memories, your gramps is proud of you im sure 8)
Sounds rad!
Great renovation your grandfather would be proud
That means a lot, thanks!
That's not just a van, it's a legacy!
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Cool van👍I love to see other people still using these old trucks😎
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As a VW Bus - Chevy 4x4 - Jeep JKU owner, this van really speaks to me! Your grandfather sounded like a great man. And you’ve got a good friend who was a lot of help. You’re a blessed man
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I love the Van! It’s So awesome you got it from your Grand father. Great job.
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Super cool van! And a great story to go with it! Shout out to Cory and good friends like him. Thanks for sharing.
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What a cool ride! I love it!
I’ve got a 77 Pathfinder G-30 I plan on doing some videos of soon!
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Cool my family had one of these vans back PA in the 1970s as our daily driver. Brings back a lot of memories.
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I love old vans , you did a nice job on it. a work in progress, dont ever let it go.
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man.....thats a SWEET van! come on, you need to get your grandpa's sign writing back on the side of it! that would be awesome!
I’ve been thinking about it…. May happen haha
@@machinesincit will be great! thanks for sharing bro!
The OG minivan.
Minus the mini
Cool build as it brings back good memories. My father bought new 69 307ci van with 4 on the column. I could be wrong but I'm remembering only 69 of them were made with 4spd.
Yeah never knew about the 4 speed.
Reminds me of childhood.
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I had a 1969 G90. Paid $30 for it in 1986 and drove it 7 years. MA Bell van 101. Only back and side doors had glass. Rest was solid. Pro Tip. When camping and not driving, the stock seat belts make a great beer bottle opener.
They have definitely been used for that 😂
Awesome Van!
Nice job. Gramps would be proud.
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Nice job refurbishing your Grandads van! He would be very proud of your work! Looking at where that radiator is, so close to the front of the dog house, it’s amazes me it gets enough air to cool the V8! Thanks for sharing!
Amazes me too haha. But there is a little tunnel from the grill to the doghouse that feeds air.
Love the history of the van and what a great project 😊
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That thing is rad. You are lucky to have come across one. I had a 68 and I had a buddy who had a 65. I spent lots of time working on it and painting it. Unfortunately I crashed it on the first icy day of the year. They were called handyvans in Canada.
Bummer it got crashed!
I spent first 6yrs of my life living in a 1966 ford econoline van with piece of plywood that swung down on hinges and a chain that held it up like a top bunk..i slept on the plywood my 17yrold mother slept under me..this reminds me of cold af nights when you couldnt get warm no matter how many blankets...60'-70's where a mess..🥴
What a time
Damn ! You don't Ever See These on the road! Very Unique and Functional! Got a Great motor Setup Too! 😎🤙
I’ve only seen 6 others in person. Rare for sure
The Short one was the Chevy Van 90.... = 90 inch wheelbase.
Nice Van! This would have been brand-new when i graduated high school.........
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LOVE your van! and the story of how you acquired it.
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Great Video. Love the look and the connection to your family history. Thank you.
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i love it i had a 67 v8 no windows no door handels love it
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love the van 👍 one off and keeping your grandpa's Ride alive. Looks really sweet ride and you just don't get too st that body style anymore 👀🤘👍👌😱👀👀👀🤘👍well done Ride or 🎲
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Nice work Jake !
Thank you for sharing you van project.
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Real nice build! Never seen an attempt at a G series conversion till now. Love the Motor choice, axels, all of it really! Hope you enjoy it for a long time. Thanks for posting her.
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Nice to see the past brought back to use and not just junked. Good job.
Gotta keep ‘em going!
You are doing an amazing job with this van. Love the story. Sliders and swing out bumper would be awesome. Aluminum if possible for weight but that might be harder to make. Great stuff man. Congrats
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I officially love this van
Me too haha
OMG I've got Croc tears welling up. My first car at 17 y.o., my '67 Chevy Van. What a history. You're absolutely right it only cam with a straight six, 250 cu. in. Got it in '73. Maan we went everywhere. Decked out the box with bed and shelves, cupboards, blau punkt stereo with everything. What a "first car" (van). Oh, and installed portholes in rear sides plus sun/vent roof whatever... been so long. Originally a Bell Telephone cargo van slash utility van, got it at a fleet auction. Windows only up front, none in back or on doors. Headlights were low. Put bigger wheels on rear jacked the back up made it look cool. Recall that straight six was enough, plus three-ona-tree shifter. You had to bring the arm practically all the way up into reverse, literally drop it then shove it up to get it into second gear cuz the linkage was so bad, plus eventually leaked oil like a Siv. Ended up moving out west and the old boy just couldn't do the miles and had to sell it. Broke my heart giving it up, like a first love and all that.
Sounds like one cool van!
I was just plotting doing a similiar build. Very well done!
Your restomod van is very good! I had a '67 90" work van, back in the late 70's. It was very maneuverable. Replaced it with a '79 Dodge B200 108" work van. The technology differences were amazing. Your update of the powertrain is good. Especially using the sniper EFI on your engine.
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So in love with your van.
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Great story about an awesome van. Thanks for sharing.
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